Reports Report 7320k (Event 7320-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard F |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was a relatively large fireball (larger than the largest planet), that was very slow, spanning ~25+ degrees over ~4.5 seconds (I didn't catch the start, but enough to count 4+ while observing large fragmentation. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Quartzsite, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 36' 16.02'' N (33.604451°) |
| Longitude | 114° 11' 37.54'' W (-114.19376°) |
| Elevation | 329.681915m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-11-22 19:50 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-11-23 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 182° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 87.8° |
| First azimuth | 85.98° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 85.49° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6.5 |
| Color | White / very light blue. Was quite large and bright whiteish before it began to break apart |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | the fragmentation took place within a debris smoke field, and did last a couple of seconds after the main object burned out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | extensive fragmantation from an object larger than any planet (venus, mars) that lasted for ~ 3.5 of the 4.5 seconds (or a bit more) that it fell. |